Ipse Dixit

In 1965, Norman Dacey published "How to Avoid Probate!," in which he advised people to avoid the probate "racket" by using an inter vivos trust. Dacey was a financial planner from Connecticut, not a lawyer. When he began advising his clients to use inter vivos trusts, the Connecticut Bar Association filed an unauthorized practice of law charge against him. In response Dacey published his book, which was immediately successful. The book not only explained how to create an inter vivos trust, but also provided a panoply of forms that people could use to create a trust.

Lawyers were horrified, and published innumerable critical reviews of Dacey's book. And the New York County Lawyer's Association sued Dacey charging unlawful practice of law, but Dacey won the suit on appeal.

In 1966, Dacey recorded this LP, which was also published by The National Estate Planning Council. Among other things, Dacey quotes Professor Fred Rodell of Yale Law School at great length. Dacey's comments on the sanctimony and venality of the legal profession are quite amusing indeed.

Dacey eventually moved to Ireland, and died in 1994. His book is still popular, as are inter vivos trusts, despite some detractors.

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In 1748, the English writer John Cleland published the novel "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure," popularly known as "Fanny Hill." Cleland wrote Fanny Hill while he was confined in a London debtor's prison, and it is considered the first pornographic novel. It is an "epistolary novel," consisting of two letters from Fanny Hill to an unnamed friend, describing her youth as a prostitute.

Fanny Hill was banned in England the year after it was published, but illicit editions soon appeared, and found their way to the United States. In 1821, Massachusetts banned the novel, and the Massachusetts Supreme Court affirmed its suppression.

In 1963, Putnam published Fanny Hill as "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure." New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur G. Klein held that it was not obscene under the Supreme Court's Roth test, but a Massachusetts court disagreed. Putnam challenged the Massachusetts ruling, and the Supreme Court eventually held that Fanny Hill was not obscene under the Roth standard in A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", et al. v. Attorney General of Massachusetts (1966).

In 1963, Recorded Literature, Inc. also published "Memoirs of Fanny Hill: Unexpurgated Dramatization of the Famous and Classic Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" a 2xLP dramatic reading of Fanny Hill, performed by Pamela Hayes Marshall, Felicia Peters, Marcia Gatsby, and Audrey Long. It appears that the names of the performers were all pseudonyms. The gatefold of the album liberally from Klein's opinion finding the book not obscene. Unsurprisingly, this "unexpurgated" version of Fanny Hill was edited to focus on only the most prurient parts of the story.

This is the track list for part 3:

• Mr. Norbert's Foolishness
• Fanny's Inheritance
• Reunion With Charles
• Fanny's Farewell

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In 1748, the English writer John Cleland published the novel "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure," popularly known as "Fanny Hill." Cleland wrote Fanny Hill while he was confined in a London debtor's prison, and it is considered the first pornographic novel. It is an "epistolary novel," consisting of two letters from Fanny Hill to an unnamed friend, describing her youth as a prostitute.

Fanny Hill was banned in England the year after it was published, but illicit editions soon appeared, and found their way to the United States. In 1821, Massachusetts banned the novel, and the Massachusetts Supreme Court affirmed its suppression.

In 1963, Putnam published Fanny Hill as "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure." New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur G. Klein held that it was not obscene under the Supreme Court's Roth test, but a Massachusetts court disagreed. Putnam challenged the Massachusetts ruling, and the Supreme Court eventually held that Fanny Hill was not obscene under the Roth standard in A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", et al. v. Attorney General of Massachusetts (1966).

In 1963, Recorded Literature, Inc. also published "Memoirs of Fanny Hill: Unexpurgated Dramatization of the Famous and Classic Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" a 2xLP dramatic reading of Fanny Hill, performed by Pamela Hayes Marshall, Felicia Peters, Marcia Gatsby, and Audrey Long. It appears that the names of the performers were all pseudonyms. The gatefold of the album liberally from Klein's opinion finding the book not obscene. Unsurprisingly, this "unexpurgated" version of Fanny Hill was edited to focus on only the most prurient parts of the story.

This is the track list for part 3:

• Affair With Will (Cont.)
• Emily's Adventure
• Harriet's Adventure
• Luisa's Adventure

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In this episode, Maybell Romero, Assistant Professor at the Northern Illinois University College of Law, discusses her article "Profit-Driven Prosecution and the Competitive Bidding Process," which was published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Romero begins by observing that many municipalities have privatized criminal prosecution, contracting out the job of prosecutor to the lowest bidder. She explains how this creates incentives to generate revenue, rather than do justice. She also reflects on how it might discourage women and minorities from pursuing jobs as prosecutors. And she makes suggestions about institutional changes that would address this problem. Romero is on Twitter at @MaybellRomero.

This episode was hosted by Luce Nguyen, a student at Oberlin College and the co-founder of the Oberlin Policy Research Institute, an undergraduate public policy organization based at Oberlin College.

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In 1748, the English writer John Cleland published the novel "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure," popularly known as "Fanny Hill." Cleland wrote the novel while he was confined in a London debtor's prison, and it is considered the first pornographic novel. Fanny Hill is an "epistolary novel," consisting of two letters from Fanny Hill to an unnamed friend, describing her youth as a prostitute.

Fanny Hill was banned in England the year after it was published, but illicit editions soon appeared, and found their way to the United States. In 1821, Massachusetts banned the novel, and the Massachusetts Supreme Court affirmed its suppression.

In 1963, Putnam published Fanny Hill as "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure." New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur G. Klein held that it was not obscene under the Supreme Court's Roth test, but a Massachusetts court disagreed. Putnam challenged the Massachusetts ruling, and the Supreme Court eventually held that Fanny Hill was not obscene under the Roth standard in A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", et al. v. Attorney General of Massachusetts (1966).

In 1963, Recorded Literature, Inc. also published "Memoirs of Fanny Hill: Unexpurgated Dramatization of the Famous and Classic Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" a 2xLP dramatic reading of Fanny Hill, performed by Pamela Hayes Marshall, Felicia Peters, Marcia Gatsby, and Audrey Long. It appears that the names of the performers were all pseudonyms. The gatefold of the album liberally from Klein's opinion finding the book not obscene. Unsurprisingly, this "unexpurgated" version of Fanny Hill was edited to focus on only the most prurient parts of the story.

This is the track list for part 2:

• Abduction Of Charles
• The Landlady's Offer
• Incident With Mr. H.
• Affair With Will

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In 1748, the English writer John Cleland published the novel "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure," popularly known as "Fanny Hill." Cleland wrote the novel while he was confined in a London debtor's prison, and it is considered the first pornographic novel. Fanny Hill is an "epistolary novel," consisting of two letters from Fanny Hill to an unnamed friend, describing her youth as a prostitute.

Fanny Hill was banned in England the year after it was published, but illicit editions soon appeared, and found their way to the United States. In 1821, Massachusetts banned the novel, and the Massachusetts Supreme Court affirmed its suppression.

In 1963, Putnam published Fanny Hill as "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure." New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur G. Klein held that it was not obscene under the Supreme Court's Roth test, but a Massachusetts court disagreed. Putnam challenged the Massachusetts ruling, and the Supreme Court eventually held that Fanny Hill was not obscene under the Roth standard in A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", et al. v. Attorney General of Massachusetts (1966).

In 1963, Recorded Literature, Inc. also published "Memoirs of Fanny Hill: Unexpurgated Dramatization of the Famous and Classic Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" a 2xLP dramatic reading of Fanny Hill, performed by Pamela Hayes Marshall, Felicia Peters, Marcia Gatsby, and Audrey Long. It appears that the names of the performers were all pseudonyms. The gatefold of the album liberally from Klein's opinion finding the book not obscene. Unsurprisingly, this "unexpurgated" version of Fanny Hill was edited to focus on only the most prurient parts of the story.

This is the track list for part 1:

• Journey To London
• Encounter With Mrs. Brown
• Rendezvous With Charles
• Chelsea Tryst With Charles

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